Overview

• Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the lawsuit against Google, arguing the renaming violates Mexico's sovereign naming rights.
• The legal challenge asserts that President Trump's January 2025 decree applies only to US continental waters, not the entire Gulf of Mexico.
• Google implemented the name 'Gulf of America' on Maps in February, showing it to US users, while Mexican users see 'Gulf of Mexico' and both names appear globally.
• Mexico's Foreign Ministry had previously requested Google to restrict the new name to US territorial waters, but the company adhered to its neutral naming policy.
• The US House recently passed a bill to codify the renaming, though it faces significant hurdles in the Senate, where passage appears unlikely.